,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ahae  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #ab  
7legislative day1 ,december #aa71       
#bjac,mr4 ,begich introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,health1 
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a   
,,bill  ,to amend the ,public ,health   
,service ,act to include occupational   
therapists as behavioral and mental     
health professionals for purposes of the
 ,national ,health ,service ,corps4  #a4
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,occupational ,therapy in ,mental  
,health ,act4  #b4 ,including           
occupational therapists as behavioral   
and mental health professionals for     
purposes of the ,national ,health       
,service ,corps ,section                
#cca7;a77#a77;,e77i7 of the ,public     
,health ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#bed;d7a77#a77;,e77i77 is amended by    
inserting occupational therapists1 after
 psychiatric nurse specialists14